Originally posted by Barbirollians
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If you're just trying to scare people then you're two days late for halloween!
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I bought the November issue this week, after cancelling my subscription quite a while ago. It hasn't tempted me to re-subscribe, although the revamping has improved it a bit.
There are two quite interesting articles this month, one on Jordi Savall, and another on the modern approach to Vivaldi, and I'm glad to see that there are none of those tedious "puff" interviews with performers with a CD to promote.
However, the layout is still rather messy. For example, why are the letters and audio reviews interspersed between the small ads?
I don't think that I'll bother any more.
Incidentally it was curious to see one solitary review in which Edward Greenfield dealt with a CD of solo guitar music, he must be getting on a bit by now.Comment
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A favourable review no doubt . Cannot remember the last time EG gave a record a bad one ! He is 83 according to Wikipedia .Comment
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I'm also an ex-reader having bought every copy for about 30 years, but I still like looking at the archive. I've just got the Kirsten Flagstad Icon Box which is certainly recommendable. Some of the items are quite obscure, so I Googled around a bit. I happened upon this delightfully quirky old-style Gramophone review from 1937:
"I make no pretence at criticizing this record; I do not know the songs and what little I once knew of Norwegian has almost completely evaporated: still, I know that Lys Natt means Light Night. Granting the soundness of the singer's interpretations, the record should be very welcome to those who are familiar with the songs. The voice does not thrill me as a good many other voices can do, but I recognize and pay homage to its matchless beauty. Mme. Flagstad has a very able colleague at the piano; the recording is superb."Comment
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Yes it was, but inexplicably he failed to say that " The recording has a fine tonal bloom "Originally posted by Barbirollians View PostComment
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You can't knock EG. He's taken over from the Queen mum in all our hearts. Long may he continue.
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If EG sticks around as long as Queen Mum, he is sure to outlive most of the members of this board, not to mention the CD.Comment
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EG's favourite adjective. Crisp.Comment
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I always enjoyed his 'ripe and romantic'Originally posted by Alison View Post
He's about 83 now and one of the great enthusiasts of our time - all hail!
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It looks like poor old Ted has withdrawn from the Penguin Guides.Comment
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I once attended a pre-concert talk by EG on the Elgar 2nd Symphony in one of those rooms in the RFH. No doubting his enthusiasm but the recorded extracts were played at such a deafeningly high volume I did wonder if that was how he listened to discs for review.Originally posted by amateur51 View PostI always enjoyed his 'ripe and romantic'
He's about 83 now and one of the great enthusiasts of our time - all hail!"The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard HaitinkComment
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Ted was always a great embracer of new technology and sees the future being an electronic version of this enterprise.Originally posted by Alison View Post
There again he may just have better things to do. I hope he's got the health to enjoy it, whatever it is
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To go by the early reviews on Amazon, doing so was good judgement on his part!Originally posted by Alison View PostDel boy: “Get in, get out, don’t look back. That’s my motto!”Comment
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The QM was never in my heart..... (Msg 262)Comment
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